Mexico

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 31, 2015

Plan to raze over 90 acres of protected forest in Mexico in order to pave new highway to Mexico City airport has triggered protests from those who hold land sacred and raised concerns that administration of Pres Enrique Pena Nieto remains tainted by corruption; company building highway is owned by Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantu, longtime close affiliate of Pena Nieto who has secured at least $2.8 billion in government contracts. MORE

Jul. 31, 2015

Mexican authorities raise death toll to 27 in town where truck lost control and slammed into religious procession. MORE

Jul. 29, 2015

Mexican national men's soccer team coach Miguel Herrera is fired after reporter claims to have been punched by him at airport. MORE

Jul. 26, 2015

Steven Kurutz travel article recounts his ill-fated road trip to Baja California Sur in Mexico one decade earlier, when his car broke down in the desert, leaving him and his friend temporarily stranded. MORE

Jul. 25, 2015

Mexican investigators believe that former top prison security official Damaso Lopez may have taken copies of blueprints for prison from which drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as El Chapo, escaped; connection would explain how Guzman's associates managed to construct tunnel directly into shower of Guzman's cell; Lopez, who became member of Guzman's Sinaloa cartel after his tenure as prison official, is prime suspect in escape. MORE

Jul. 24, 2015

National Human Rights Commission of Mexico criticizes government’s investigation into disappearance of 43 college students, who investigators say were killed and incinerated in September 2014; makes recommendations that it says are vital to solving the case. MORE

Jul. 18, 2015

Joaquin Guzman Loera, Mexican drug kingpin known as El Chapo who recently escaped from high-security prison, is popular folk hero, especially in his home state of Sinaloa; many people cheered his escape and say he and other drug traffickers have done more than government has to help ordinary citizens. MORE

Jul. 16, 2015

Mexican authorities discover dead bird in prison cell of fugitive drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera, who they believe used bird to test air quality in escape tunnel; bird is just one of many startling details concerning escape that authorities call a meticulously organized feat of engineering. MORE

Jul. 16, 2015

Mexico auctions 14 oil exploration blocks to attract international oil companies, but sells only two; low oil prices account for few bids. MORE

Jul. 15, 2015

Mexico rejects help from United States in its hunt for escaped drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera, impeding law enforcement agencies in both countries and hurting attempts to find him; reticence points up years of strain between US and Mexico as their joint effort against cartels has weakened. MORE

Jul. 14, 2015

Prison escape of Mexico's notorious drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera damages Pres Enrique Pena Nieto's image as reformer; many Mexicans are questioning how much credibility he has left with his vow to stamp out ills of past. MORE

Jul. 13, 2015

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as El Chapo, escapes from nation's highest-security prison via tunnel; escape, Guzman's second, amounts to deep humiliation for government of Pres Enrique Pena Nieto, which had hailed Guzman's 2014 arrest as a landmark achievement in bloody war against narcotics trade; is likely to deepen American insistence that top Mexican drug figures be extradited to United States. MORE

Jul. 10, 2015

Timothy Egan Op-Ed column, noting anti-Irish sentiment of 1850s and later anti-immigrant fads, holds Donald Trump's anti-Mexican position is part of America's long history of xenophobia; argues Trump's claims against Mexican immigrants are easily refutable; holds modern political climate is different in that such opinions will ultimately harm Trump and his Republican allies. MORE

Jul. 3, 2015

Mexico City Journal; politicians and companies in Mexico lash out against Donald Trump for disparaging remarks he made about Mexican immigrants during his presidential announcement. MORE

Jun. 24, 2015

Mexican officials report that fire killed 16 residents of a nursing home on the outskirts of Mexicali, the capital of Baja California. MORE

Jun. 20, 2015

South Texas prosecutors say Eugenio Hernandez Flores, fugitive former governor of Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, has been indicted for laundering money received as bribes from Zetas drug gang during his tenure from 2005 to 2010. MORE

Jun. 16, 2015

Editorial cautions against complacency with respect to crisis of thousands of Central Americans who are trying to flee violence, poverty and persecution by migrating to United States; notes that decline in migrants reaching US border is due to stepped up efforts on part of Mexico, not because conditions in Central America have gotten better; calls on US to play bigger role in addressing problems in Central American countries. MORE

Jun. 15, 2015

Series of decisions by Mexico's Supreme Court amount to de facto legalization of gay marriage, though practice has not yet been enshrined in law; court has repeatedly ruled that state laws restricting marriage are discriminatory, adding Mexico to short list of Latin American nations where same-sex couples can marry; such couples still need to obtain court order, often through a costly appeals process. MORE

Jun. 9, 2015

Opposition parties make some progress in Mexico's national elections, including victory by Jaime Rodriguez Calderon as governor of Nuevo Leon State, but ruling party PRI retains narrow majority in lower house of Congress; greater than usual voter turnout indicates growing frustration with PRI amid political scandals. MORE

Jun. 6, 2015

Video footage captured during riot in prison in central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi reveals that guards did little to stop inmates from rampaging within prison, which left 13 dead and 65 wounded; jailbreaks, massacres and deadly rioting are common in Mexican prisons, and video has raised questions about way guards in country's overcrowded prisons respond to such events. MORE

Jun. 5, 2015

Mexican government of Pres Enrique Pena Nieto is giving away free televisions in effort to bring country into digital age, but opposition parties say it is just way to buy votes. MORE

Jun. 2, 2015

Roberta S Jacobson, State Dept official who has played key role in restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba, is set to be nominated by Pres Obama as ambassador to Mexico; has support from both parties in Congress, but could face resistance from opponents of changes in Cuba policy. MORE

May. 31, 2015

Casa Wabi Foundation, artists' residence opened at the end of 2014 by Brooklyn-based artist Bosco Sodi in Oaxaca, Mexico, offers artists opportunity to work without distractions but asks them to help organize and carry out art projects in local villages. MORE

May. 27, 2015

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission opens probe into killing of 42 people, said to be gang members, in confrontation with federal police. MORE

May. 25, 2015

Jaime Rodriguez Calderon, Mexican rancher and former mayor of Garcia, is running for governorship of Nuevo Leon state in Mexico, becoming first independent candidate to make serious run for governor since 2012 constitutional change allowing independent candidates; Calderon's blunt, vulgar talk and use of social media has earned him strong place in polls. MORE

May. 23, 2015

Mexican authorities say over 40 people died after federal police convoy was ambushed in southwestern part of country where Jalisco New Generation, powerful drug gang, has been ascendant. MORE

May. 22, 2015

Murder of Raymundo Marquez Mora, 6-year-old killed by five youngsters during game of 'kidnap' in Chihuahua State, Mexico, spurs local debate on laws pertaining to punishment of juveniles and lack of options to bring adult charges or imprisonment to three suspects who are 12 and 13 years old; public outcry, which includes petition demanding stricter penalties, has justice experts asserting that incarcerating children will not address underlying causes of violence. MORE

May. 18, 2015

Profile of Renae Cuellar, American professional soccer forward who plays for Mexico women's national team; Cuellar is one of many players born or raised in the United States who have helped Mexico become stronger competitor in women's international soccer. MORE

May. 14, 2015

La Voz Penitenciaria, national singing contest organized by Mexico's federal prison service, is one of several programs designed to help prisoners reintegrate to society by participating in arts and culture. MORE

May. 11, 2015

Mexico's public health system suspends vaccinations for infants and launches investigation after two babies die and 29 fall ill after getting vaccinations for tuberculosis, rotavirus and hepatitis B. MORE

May. 9, 2015

Mexican authorities say Julian Leyzaola Perez, former police chief in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, was seriously wounded in shooting apparently carried out by hit men. MORE

May. 5, 2015

Mexican authorities announce that six soldiers, rather than initially reported three, died in crash of military helicopter that was shot down by Jalisco New Generation drug gang. MORE

May. 2, 2015

Violence erupts in Mexican state of Jalisco as federal forces attempt to crack down on major drug gang; banks and gas stations are set on fire and military helicopter is shot down, killing 3 soldiers and injuring several others. MORE

Apr. 29, 2015

Pew Research Center analysis finds that sharp drop in number of children attempting to enter United States illegally is due to Mexico's crackdown on such immigrants traveling without guardians as they flee violence in Central American countries. MORE

Apr. 20, 2015

Mexican officials say they have arrested Jesus Salas, leader of Juarez Cartel, in town of Villa Ahumada; arrest happens on same days as capture of Gulf Cartel leader Jose TIburcio Hernandez Fuentes in city of Reynosa, which resulted in hours of street violence. MORE

Apr. 19, 2015

Op-Ed article by author Sam Quinones examines low-key and widespread networks of heroin dealers, many of whom hail from Xalisco, Mexico; notes that system makes scoring heroin as easy as ordering pizza; observes that networks sprang up even as current heroin epidemic, resulting from rampant prescribing of opioid painkillers, was beginning. MORE

Apr. 18, 2015

Ford Motor says it plans to use $2.5 billion to create new generation of fuel-efficient engines and transmissions in Mexico, which will result in 3,800 new jobs. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

Mexican Navy expands patrols in Gulf of California in effort to stop illegal fishing that has reduced number of small porpoises called vaquitas to fewer than 100. MORE

Apr. 10, 2015

Mexican National Water Commission chief David Korenfeld resigns amid scandal over misuse of official helicopter. MORE

Apr. 8, 2015

Gunmen attack Jalisco State police convoy as it traveled toward Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 15 officers; assailants are believed to be members of New Generation Jalisco Cartel, powerful drug gang whose leader was killed by security forces in March. MORE

Apr. 4, 2015

Study published online in journal American Statistician finds that military troops sent by Mexican Pres Felipe Calderon to battle drug gangs in 18 regions of Mexico since 2006 have not reduced murder rates in those areas. MORE

Apr. 1, 2015

Death toll from gasoline tanker truck explosion in southeastern Mexico is now 14. MORE

Mar. 29, 2015

Public anger over firing of Mexican radio journalist Carmen Aristegui is rising, causing Pres Enrique Pena Nieto's popularity and credibility to plummet; many believe Aristegui's firing is part of Mexican government's effort to control aggressive news coverage; Aristegui was dismissed following broadcast of report on possible conflict of interest concerning construction of mansion for Angelica Rivera, Mexico's first lady. MORE

Mar. 23, 2015

General Motors Co says it will build its next-generation Chevrolet Cruze compact in Mexico. MORE

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Pedro Chaluja, the president of Panama’s soccer federation, told reporters that the outcome of Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Mexico had been manipulated in retaliation for Panama’s not voting for Sepp Blatter in the recent FIFA presidential election.